> As we have universal login for 9000+ wikis, it's considered safest for > us to ask for a real date of birth. That way we ensure we do the > right thing for all our varied communities while complying with > federal regulations.
Perhaps offer the alternate option that people attest they are (or are not) above the age of (legal requirement), like forums do? The issue people have with this is that there's no guarantee that the DOB will not be revealed by Wikia in some way. It's safe for you, but it puts users off. --- Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry http://greenreaper.co.uk/ - http://wikifur.com/ "Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind. Have *you* drunk your fill?" _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 _______________________________________________ Wikia-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l
